“I'm at a Point Where I'm Happy”: Morgan Wallen Candidly Reflects on How He Copes with Fame

After around a decade of meteoric highs and crushing lows, Morgan Wallen is, it seems, happy. And not in the buzzy, in-your-face kind of happy that feels too good to be true. No, in 2025, Wallen appears largely at ease and at peace with where he is in the world.

And why shouldn't he be. In the past twelve months, the Sneedville native released his fourth studio album, I'm the Problem, to widespread fanfare and acclaim, with the project emulating the stratospheric success of Dangerous and One Thing At A time, storming to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and staying there for 12 non-consecutive weeks. At the time of writing, over six months after the album's release, I'm the Problem is at No. 2 on the chart - second only to Taylor Swift.

Wallen also concluded another blockbuster, wildly popular North America tour, which saw him performing to some of the biggest venues in the country and cementing himself as the genre's leading figure - both in terms of streams and ticket sales.

But even so, the ‘Thought You Should Know’ singer-songwriter continues to be dogged from time to time by his chequered past - evident, for instance, by his CMA Awards snub. Thankfully, these lingering jibes don't seem to bother the ‘Last Night’ hitmaker - partly because it's never long before another record is broken and another chart is topped. “I like to let my fans do the talking”, Wallen wryly declared via Instagram after I'm the Problem was crowned the top album of the year by Apple Music, which many interpreted as a thinly veiled jab aimed at awards shows.

In his new I'm the Problem zine, which has been made available via his official online store (US-only, though, sadly), Wallen has reflected at length on the creative process behind I'm the Problem, as well as shedding light on his current state of mind.

His farm in Tennessee is hailed as a safe haven away from prying eyes and the mile-a-minute chaos that often awaits him in the outside world, “It's just a nice getaway. It's a good place that I plan on keeping in my family for a long time to come. I'm proud of it”.

He goes on to praise the release offered to him by hunting, “Being out in the woods helps me a ton. Just the camaraderie with my friends and knowing that I'm safe in those places is one of the main ways I stay sane. I didn't grow up hunting or anything. I started in 2020, but I'm pretty much all-in every single season now”.

Elsewhere, Wallen admits that he has a rowdier side that can land him in hot water, but that what many of his detractors fail to realise is that he is multi-faceted, “I've always just kind of been a little bit of a troublemaker. There's no way around that. But I think anyone who knows me also knows that that's not all I am either”.

His farm ended up being a fantastic source of inspiration for I'm the Problem, and you can almost feel the gentle rustle of the trees and the warm scent of pine cones scattered across the floor on down-home earworms such as ’Don't We’ and ‘The Dealer’.

He muses, “We came up with a few songs for this record out there at the farm. It has inspired lines and songs. I didn't get it for that reason. But I guess doing that for yourself gives you a chance to think more. I have to remind myself, you can get wrapped up in all of this, but I'm at a point where I'm happy, I'm taking care of my family, I'm taking care of the people on my team. I can just breathe a little bit”.

Wallen confirms that he wanted to test himself on I'm the Problem, rather than resting on the laurels of One Thing At A Time and Dangerous, “A lot of the concepts and things we saw were a little more difficult with this album. We were trying to dig deep on things and trying to find new angles. And I feel like we did that. I just spent three, maybe four months, completely focussed on writing and getting this album done, and it's amazing what you can get done in that period of time”.

He concludes with a fascinating assessment of his present outlook, one that will no doubt reassure fans, “A lot of people say to be present, and it's hard, but I feel like I've been better about that this past year or so in my life. It's important for me to make the time for things that really matter to me. I feel like there's a lot of stuff that I haven't said yet in this record, which I'm really, really proud of”.

As eager as his loyal Wallenteers are to see him continue to succeed, and continue to fulfil all his childhood dreams and consolidate his position as the genre's No. 1 star, those who are true Wallen aficionados will surely take more comfort in knowing that the genre-blurring maverick now looks to be happier and healthier than ever.

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